Originally Posted by
moonslav59
We've traded away 7 of out top 10 prospects in one year. (14 out of 21) That is dramatic and drastic.
Just talking about concerns, we've been called whiners and implied doomsday apocalyptic naysayes.
There can be a "middle ground" and I think that is what I had hoped for. I think Kimmi is pretty close to my position too.
True, we could have traded Swihart, Devers and Groome too, so I guess you could call what we have done a "middle ground", but to me and others what we did was at least a little too far to one end of the spectrum.
Personally, I'd take back the Pom and Kimbrel trades. With the money and some of prospects "saved" (I'd have traded Margot & Guerra) I would have acquired a not-so-glamorous closer and starter. I'd even feel much better without just the Pomeranz trade and maybe trying to sub Espi for Kopech in the Sale trade.
I'm not upset with where we are now, but I'm not going to deny that our future will be impacted.
Let's not deny that many posters said, "Don't worry; our farm can be rebuilt," or "We can spend more to fill future needs."